Expertises

Energy

Disputes arising from power generation, supply agreements and major energy projects worldwide.

Energy/power disputes sit where regulation, long contracts and heavy capital meet. We are appointed across generation, transmission and supply: power purchase agreements, plant construction, and the pricing mechanisms.

Matthew is Adjunct Professor in Energy Arbitration at the National University of Singapore and has organised and chaired workshops on LNG price reviews in Asia.

Typical disputes

  • Power purchase and bulk supply agreements (conventional, nuclear etc)
  • Price review and price re-opener mechanisms
  • Power plant and grid construction
  • Energy transition and decarbonisation claims
  • Regulatory change and force majeure

Selected appointments

  • President in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute over a power purchase agreement (Lahore seat, Pakistani law)
  • Co-arbitrator in two consolidated AIAC arbitrations involving a power purchase agreement (Kuala Lumpur seat, Malaysian law)
  • President in a KCAB arbitration involving the sale of industrial equipment for a nuclear power plant (Seoul seat, Korean law)